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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for fleeting

Verb

1. flit, flutter, fleet, dart, travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
usage: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
2. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass, disappear, vanish, go away
usage: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

Adjective

1. fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary, short (vs. long)
usage: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
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